How To Install libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 on Ubuntu 18.04. libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 is MPI vector operations library (SUNDIALS library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2

libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 is:

This package provides implementations for all vector operations defined by the generic NVECTOR module in the table of operations for SUNDIALS (SUite of Nonlinear and DIfferential/ALgebraic equation Solvers).

This package contains the MPI parallel flavor of the library.

There are three methods to install libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2

Install libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2

Install libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2

How To Uninstall libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2

Uninstall libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2

Remove libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 Configurations and Data

To remove libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2

Remove libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsundials-nvecparallel-mpi2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.